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Severn Valley Railway 1974

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Ivatt 4MT 2-6-0 43106 arrives at Hampton Loade with a train from Bridgnorth

08 June 1974



View across the river of 0-6-0PT 5764 departing from Hampton Loade towards Bridgnorth

08 June 1974



5764 and 43106 cross at Hampton Loade

08 June 1974



Train for Bewdley calls at Arley. The Main platform had not been comissioned at this time.

08 June 1974



Crossing Victoria bridge

08 June 1974



5764 runs round at Bewdley

08 June 1974



5764 runs round at Bewdley

08 June 1974



5764 waits to depart from bewdley with a train for Bridgnorth

08 June 1974



Northwood Crossing

08 June 1974



Crossing Victoria bridge

08 June 1974



Victoria Bridge

08 June 1974



Arley

08 June 1974



Arley

08 June 1974



Highley

08 June 1974



Highley

08 June 1974



Alveley Sidings

08 June 1974



Alveley Sidings, Country Park Halt is on this site

08 June 1974



Crossing 43106 at Hampton Loade

08 June 1974



43106 departs Hampton Loade for Bewdley

08 June 1974



An historic picture of Bridgnorth south end. Note 7511 in the siding, and 5764 is taking a connection into the yard that disappeared long ago.

08 June 1974



Coaling 5764 at Bridgnorth

08 June 1974



43106 passes the site of Country Park Halt at Alveley with a Bewdley - Bridgnorth train

08 June 1974



43106 passes the site of Country Park Halt at Alveley with a Bewdley - Bridgnorth train

08 June 1974



5764 at Alveley with a southbound train

08 June 1974



5764 at Alveley with a southbound train

08 June 1974



5764 taking water at Bewdley

08 June 1974



5764 leaving Bewdley northbound

26 October 1974



5764 leaving Bewdley northbound

26 October 1974



Highley station

26 October 1974



46443 arrives at Highley

26 October 1974



46443 departing from Highley northbound

26 October 1974



46443 departing from Highley northbound

26 October 1974



46443 departing from Highley northbound

26 October 1974



46443 departs from Hampton Loade for Bridgnorth

26 October 1974



46443 departs from Hampton Loade for Bridgnorth

26 October 1974



46521 in Bridgnorth yard

26 October 1974



75069 at Bridgnorth

26 October 1974



42968 at Bridgnorth

26 October 1974



5764 approaches Highley from the south

26 October 1974



5764 approaches Highley from the south

26 October 1974



5764 climbing Eardington bank

26 October 1974



5764 climbing Eardington bank

26 October 1974



46443 enters Arley from Bewdley

26 October 1974



46443 departs from Arley

26 October 1974



46443 departs from Arley

26 October 1974

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I was born in 1953 and educated at Tonbridge and Bristol University. Since then I have been employed on the Railways, most of the time in the West Midlands. From 1980 I lived in Wolverhampton, and for the last 20 years in Bridgnorth